Definition of LUBRICIOUS

lubricious

Adjective Satellite

  • having a smooth or slippery quality
    • "the skin of cephalopods is thin and lubricious"
  • characterized by lust
    • "eluding the lubricious embraces of her employer"

Adj

  • Smooth and glassy; slippery.
  • Lewd, lascivious, obscene, wanton, salacious or lecherous.

Origin / Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin lūbricus (“slippery”). Doublet of lubricous.

Scrabble Score: 14

lubricious: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
lubricious: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
lubricious: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 19

lubricious: valid Words With Friends Word